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2 months ago | 
independentnurse.co.uk | Upasana Rajagopalan
Researchers found that semaglutide cut the amount of alcohol people consume in a day by 40%, but acknowledged that further research is needed to understand the drug’s effectiveness
Weight-loss jabs could reduce craving for alcohol and tobacco by almost half, a new study has found. Scientists at the University of Southern California reported that semaglutide, sold under the brands name Ozempic and Wegovy, could reduce the amount of alcohol people consume in a day by 40%.
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2 months ago | 
independentnurse.co.uk | Upasana Rajagopalan
A new report has highlighted significant barriers to the expansion of degree apprenticeships, and urges policymakers to work towards delivering targets set out in the NHS Workforce Plan
Financial constraints and issues with placement capacity are ‘hindering’ the growth of nursing apprenticeships, new research has found.
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2 months ago | 
independentnurse.co.uk | Upasana Rajagopalan
The Department of Health and Social Care said the funding will drive key health services, ‘from smoking cessation to addiction recovery and children’s health’
Local public health services are set to get a £200 million boost for 2025/26 as part of the Government's goal to build an NHS fit for the future.
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2 months ago | 
independentnurse.co.uk | Upasana Rajagopalan
The £1.65 million treatment could stop the blockage of blood vessels and ‘enable patients to live free from the fear of sickle cell crises hanging over them’
Thousands of people on the NHS are set to benefit from a ‘groundbreaking’ sickle cell gene therapy.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
independentnurse.co.uk | Upasana Rajagopalan
Drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy were found to have positive health effects, but researchers warn that data needs to be ‘interpreted very cautiously’
Weight-loss injections could reduce the risk of 42 conditions, including stroke and dementia, a new study has suggested.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
independentnurse.co.uk | Upasana Rajagopalan
Calorie labelling on foods encourages people to eat less, but only by one Pringle, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and University College London (UCL) found that calorie information on menus and packaged products only led to an average reduction of 1.8% in the total amount of calories people consumed. The change equates to about 11 calories in a 600-calorie meal, or the same as two almonds or one single Pringle.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
independentnurse.co.uk | Upasana Rajagopalan
The new report found that patients were ‘routinely coming to harm’ because of lack of staff and equipment, with RCN warning that this should be a ‘wake-up call’ for Labour
Hospital patients are dying undiscovered in corridors and pregnant women are miscarrying in side rooms, a ‘harrowing’ report has revealed.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
independentnurse.co.uk | Upasana Rajagopalan
Doctors have urged for a new diagnosis criterion amid concerns that BMI is an ‘ineffective’ measure, leading to millions of people being misdiagnosed
Several doctors have called for a ‘radical overhaul’ of how obesity is defined amid concerns that body mass index (BMI) may be causing millions of people to be misdiagnosed.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
britishjournalofnursing.com | Upasana Rajagopalan
Romaine Mitchell, Nurse/Midwife, Sussex and HampshireThe widespread use of gloves started in the 1980s, to help protect staff from blood-borne viruses, such as hepatitis C and B and HIV (Blizzard et al, 2017). These gloves are made of natural rubber latex, which is produced from the milk white fluid drawn from the bark of the Hevea brasiliensis tree.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
independentnurse.co.uk | Upasana Rajagopalan
After a decade of debate over drug laws, the Scottish Government has opened Thistle, to reduce overdoses, drug-related harms and make drug use less visible to the community
The UK’s first safe drug consumption room is set to open in Glasgow on Monday at an NHS enhanced drug treatment service. The Thistle, a £2.3 million facility, is funded by the Scottish Government to reduce drug overdoses, drug-related harms and make drug use less visible to the community.
